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Date: | Friday 9 September 1988 |
Time: | 15:00 |
Type: | Canadair CL-215-1A10 |
Operator: | Ejército del Aire |
Registration: | UD.13-04 |
MSN: | 1032 |
First flight: | 1972 |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | N of Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) ( Spain)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ/LEST), Spain |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The CL-215 firefighting amphibious aircraft suffered a right hand engine failure immediately after takeoff from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Spain. The airplane lost altitude and impacted a forest. A fire erupted.
The aircraft was heading for the beach at Bastiagueiro were it was to scoop water to fight a forest fire in the Orense Province.
Sources:
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El País 10-9-1988
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.